Doing things ethically

CSR Report 2022

ACT ETHICALLY — At the heart of our territories

Promote ethical business conduct and responsible business practices:

Ethical and societal issues are at the heart of our of our daily concerns. We ensure compliance with the criteria of independence, integrity and confidentiality in line with our ethical charter.

In this context, HEXIS is committed to:

• Conducting business ethically and fairly

• Respect and ensure respect for the provisions of the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation and laws and regulations in force

• Guarantee the quality and ensure the safety of its products

• and to respect the health and safety of its employees. “Business ethics is a process that gives substance to a company’s values. This process and its principles are grouped in an ethical charter that HEXIS passes on to all its employees, at all levels and on all sites, with the aim of ensuring that ethical commitments are respected and the company’s raison d’être in their dealings with all stakeholders; the legal department ensures that this charter is fully compliant with all regulations in force.”

Laetitia DIAS

Legal Affairs Manager

Esprit d'équipe Team spirit Intégrité Integrity

Respect Respect

Work with our suppliers for a more sustainable supply chain.

The release liner

HEXIS is committed to responsible purchasing its raw materials, in particular by developing the supply of PEFC / FSC silicone release liners. In 2020, nearly 69% of our liners purchased for our various sites will be FSC.

Smart packaging

In search of solutions to make our packaging more responsible with the aim of reducing the amount of waste and the ecological impact of our shipments, we have put in place two green initiatives: • For the packaging of our parcels, we use end pieces to hold the rolls. In an ethical and environmental approach, we have developed over the last 2 years, the purchase of biosourced end pieces; nearly 97,000 biosourced end pieces were purchased in 2020. A biosourced plastic is a plastic made from vegetal resources, in this case maize, because it is less less polluting than plastics made from fossil resources. Furthermore, HEXIS has launched its recovery programme with customers, by taking into account the ranking of waste treatment methods by favouring the reuse of end pieces before any action of recycling and energy recovery of the waste material.

• HEXIS uses 81% biosourced cardboard in its packaging process for the shipment of its films. These cartons can be recycled up to 4 times.

Recycled cardboard is an ideal eco-responsible packaging that is ideal for protecting our products while taking care of the planet.

CSR Report 2022

Part des boites en Share of boxes made of carton bio sourcé biosourced cardboard en 2020 in 2020

19%

bio sourcé bio sourced 81% non bio sourcé non-biosourced

Part de Ml de liner siliconés FSC 2020 Share of silicone liner FSC 2020

44%

56%

FSC non FSC

Objectves:

• 2023: Purchase 100% of FSC* silicone paper. • 2024: Purchase 100% of biosourced cartons.

*responsible approach to sustainable forest management.